The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
4 WOIAN'S TALE VI WOE.
mrs. EPPs RELAIEs HER YER
SION or TIE ASSAULT.
Almost Starved More Than Once,
and Her Life Msde .
Burden.

Asto mucn mas Deen mhue puDnc
Il our Misunderstanding with ]. X.
Wooten and Hutchinson, and II has on.
ly come from wooten's aide, feel
that ] am entitled 10 q hea,ing, a. l
have been the greatest sufferer. We
commenced crop with wooten on
the share, my husband 10 furnish oil
the labor and one-haf feed for work
stock. We were TO sell and have
weekly settlements. Oar trouble be-
gan when one OF our hands left. He
wanted his money, but We were not
able 10 pay him then, as our garden
was late and nothing coming In 70 sell
at that time. We were compelled 10
borrow the money Of some one, rs he
had told Wooien and us that he would
sue M and stop tbs wagon. As we
were working on shares no one was
willing 10 advance as money. told
Mr.. Wooten that l wonld secure him
II he would pay the man,
would damsge him as much 40
ne, Tor him 10 stop our wagon ri that
time. Woo,en would not do II until
i rave him o deed Of trust on my en-.
tie household goods and my
cows. knowing we would make
plenty 10 pay II oh, and thinking
Wooten would give rs q better chance
than any one, 90 he well knew what q
good garden We had. did IL. Then
came my trouble. II seems after he
had the power he changed entirely;
he never made another Wait out d
the pllce after that but what he was
fault finding. OF course, our interest
WIS ~ much, II not more than his,
~ oil we bad was Of STAKE. His con.
ktAnt complains made homo unpleAs-
ant, as We never knew when we were
doing apythipg TO pltase. But the
GROWING insult wts when be forbade
Mr.. kpps going on the wagon any
longer. Mr.. Epps got legal
advice not 10 let Wooten
put Hutchinson on his wagon;
that be WAS the proper ons 10 sell his
crop, but Mr.. Epps said he knew
wooten, thought he was not dealing
fair, and he would give him the
privilege OF selling them and he could
Gee fjr himself. He thought II the
best way 10 show Woo,en tina, be had
acted fairly by him. Not satisfied
with that, Hutchinson commenced
telling Wooten every little thing that
happened on the place that he thought
would raise row. IL was every day
until ] dreaded 10 see daylight come.
Ny life was q constant dread, vss
unfit Tor my houfehold dates, they
would pick chances when / was away.
and Wooten came out one day while
was al mo hero aud curs,d my bus.
band and give him the DID lie for q
little or nothing. lie aud Hutchinson
were ,ogeth'r, and he with q knife In
hand and my husband alone and not
90 much % pocket kniie 10 protect
himself, aud he vas forever bring.
Ing mp some charge that some.
one would tell him, bat never
tell rs who II was, and his
constant cry was; ~ will put you on
the place" We promised him all the
money We took In on the wagon 10
pay Of the deed OF trust. OF course
We thought he Intended US 10 have .
living, bat Ai,er Hutchinson got on
the wagon he ordered him 10 Iprn 10
the money every day, which he did !;
and when our grocerita gave out he re-
fused TO 10, us nave q cent. Hulchln.
son told me his brother Jimmie said
he would show me q thing or two;
would hnd out where my support
came IRON; and he kept his word. |
had coz aud one good milk custom.
or, but he would not let my milk 10
on the wagon. had 10 send my little
girl 10 Vance street 10 take the milk,
AZ We were compelled 10 do come.
Thing or suffer. sent eight old corn
uscks by my boy TO sell, and Hulehin.
son knew u, and also knew that / had
nothing for breakfast and would have
no dinner. tod my non 10 biinR me
some meat back. Hutchinson
took the eaeke, sold them, and
give Woo,en the 10 cents, and Woo,en
wrote mo q note, asklng We what
mesnt by selling his BEcks. told
Hutchinson that I..saa AZ on shed thai
he, q man, could see little helpless chill.
Ien, and even q baby, In the condition
that mine were, and 10 do ouch I
thing, that knew that Mr.. Eppu
would have given the las, dime he had
20 save q woman or little baby from
hunger. HIS reply was laugh, aut
that "brotker Jimmie would allow M
what he could do" Az euch times n
that would be moro than human no
20 say hard things. What motbe
that would bol1 And then time ai
ter time be has threatened 20 take ma
mp and dash my brains out. At on,
oil these times Of trouble, sent mJ
little ones OF 10 my mother, and won
and got eome esving. Ny nelghhorl
loaned m0 meat and -four till could
6nish my work and get some. SO on
Sunday vss 90 Rrxious 10 got M
baby home, siier D o'clock we took
one Of the mulcu and vent over after
her. Hutcbln.on came homo while
We were gone, and then went back 10
Woolen'a house al 0 O'Clock Sunday